Arkansas Tech University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Arkansas Tech University

Arkansas Tech University operates as a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 5,388 students of which 9,882 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Arkansas Tech University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 95.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,049. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,970, with published in-state tuition of $8,674 and a Pell grant recipient share of 33.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 74.1%. Graduates earn a median of $41,766 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,638 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 381700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 55.8% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.